26 gay movies worth watching: 22 melo/dramas & 4 comedies :)
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- DirectorStephan LacantStarsHanno KofflerMax RiemeltAttila BorlanA soon-to-be-father policeman falls for a gay fellow officer and his life starts falling apart.Amazing acting by everyone!
- DirectorLuca GuadagninoStarsTimothée ChalametArmie HammerMichael StuhlbargIt's the summer of 1983, and 17-year-old Elio is spending the days with his family at their villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets Oliver, who's working as an intern for Elio's father. They discover the heady beauty of awakening desire.
- DirectorMarco BergerStarsManuel VignauLucas FerraroMercedes QuinterosAfter Bruno splits from his girlfriend, she dates Pablo who makes her happy. Jealous, Bruno plots to get her back, befriending Pablo to push him towards another woman, but Bruno's little games backfire, as he questions his own sexuality.Very solid. Great movie, great acting, no sex at all. I could show it to my mom and she`d love it.
An interesting detail: the next movie by Marco Berger - Hawaii - is basically another version of this one, or a different script of the same movie if you will. It`s a totally weird feeling and a mind-opener to watch them both. I am actually a bit of a Marco fan after seeing these too and Ausente. He is unique, sensual and tender, and while never perfect, he very much agrees with me. My sort of fairy tale :) - DirectorFrancis LeeStarsJosh O'ConnorAlec SecareanuGemma JonesSpring. Yorkshire. Young farmer Johnny Saxby numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker for lambing season ignites an intense relationship that sets Johnny on a new path.
- DirectorPapu CurottoStarsIgnacio RogersEsteban MasturiniJoaquín ParadaTwo boyhood chums, separated soon after sexually awakening together, re-meet as young men with unspoken sexual tensions lying between them.I had a little problem with this initially, but then I realized the idea behind a little stiff acting of the main two and relaxed. Like some other movies in this list, it deals with first feelings, and growing up, and the honesty of childhood. Amazing acting and surroundings.
- DirectorBarry JenkinsStarsMahershala AliNaomie HarrisTrevante RhodesA young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
- DirectorAndrew HaighStarsTom CullenChris NewJonathan RaceAfter a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special.
- DirectorDaniel RibeiroStarsGhilherme LoboFabio AudiTess AmorimLeonardo is a blind teenager searching for independence. His everyday life, the relationship with his best friend Giovana, and the way he sees the world change completely with the arrival of Gabriel.One brilliant coming of age movie. Dealing nicely with both puberty and first love.
- DirectorScudStarsSean LiOsman HungJackie ChowThe life story of a young man who has been pursuing an impossible love with his straight boyfriend and contemplating on the mortality of his loved ones.Beautiful movie telling an unparalleled story.
What really is love, and passion, and friendship? - DirectorAng LeeStarsJake GyllenhaalHeath LedgerMichelle WilliamsTwo shepherds fall for each other, but their relationship becomes complicated when they both get married to their respective girlfriends.Epic
- DirectorTom FordStarsColin FirthJulianne MooreMatthew GoodeAn English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles....
I mean, how can one person be so talented in two areas at once?! - DirectorAluizio AbranchesStarsJúlia LemmertzFábio AssunçãoJean Pierre NoherTwo brothers develop a very close relationship as they are growing up in an idyllic and happy family. When they are young adults their relationship becomes very intimate, romantic, and sexual.Very controversial, but IMVHO worth watching.
- DirectorsSimon PearceChristian MartinStarsWayne VirgoMarc LaurentTom BottA closeted teenage street punk takes up with the latest roughed-up gay victim of his bullying gang, which does not set well with the gang's drugged-up, brotherly leader.Definitely not a fairy tale. I love how realistic and far from simplistic this movie is.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsSigourney WeaverHenry CzernyRyan KelleyTrue story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons.If every single person on Earth saw "Prayers for Bobby', the world could be something else completely.
Something Lennon asked us to imagine.
This movie, together with 'Snow Cake' make me love Sigourney Weaver. - DirectorMarcelo PiñeyroStarsEduardo NoriegaLeonardo SbaragliaPablo EcharriNene & Angel and their accomplice Cuervo participate in a botched bank robbery in 1965 Buenos Aires, then hide out from the police in Uruguay while the gang breaks down.Based on a true story and still one of the most engaging movies I`ve ever seen.
- DirectorMarco KreuzpaintnerStarsRobert StadloberKostja UllmannMiriam MorgensternA close friendship between two crew teammates is tested when one slowly discovers he's gay and attracted to the other.Good movie all the way, and probably a "must" for any young man questioning his sexuality.
- DirectorJonah MarkowitzStarsTrevor WrightBrad RoweTina HolmesWhen his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother.Very sweet. Watch it if you`re feeling down.
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsJames WilbyRupert GravesHugh GrantTwo English school chums find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. To regain his place in society, Clive gives up Maurice and marries. While staying with Clive and his wife, Maurice discovers romance in the arms of the gamekeeper Alec.Absolutely unarming acting from Hugh Grant.
- DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsLeonardo DiCaprioDavid ThewlisRomane BohringerYoung, wild poet Arthur Rimbaud and his mentor Paul Verlaine engage in a fierce, forbidden romance while feeling the effects of a hellish artistic lifestyle.
- DirectorNagisa ÔshimaStarsTakeshi KitanoRyûhei MatsudaShinji TakedaThe new member of a samurai militia unit causes disruption as several of his colleagues fall in love with him, threatening to disturb the rigid code of their squad.Beautiful
- DirectorBruce LaBruceStarsJey CrisfarMarcel SchluttNicholas Fox RicciardiOtto is a handsome, sensitive, neo-Goth zombie with an identity crisis wandering the streets of the city, until one day he auditions for a zombie film...Not exactly a gay movie. Not exactly a movie for many.
Brilliant, metaphoric, sweet, sad, and meaningful for some.
For those who didn`t like "Hustler white" or "Raspberry Reich", I say - watch this one. It`s good. (I know I didn`t like almost every other Bruce LaBruce movie, and I really love this one).
Still, one should not only have a habit of using brain cells on a regular basis, but also be prepared for a few trashy scenes to watch "Otto; or, Up with the Dead People",. - DirectorStewart WadeStarsJonathan BrayJonathan SilvermanWilson CruzTodd's life spins out of control when an unexpected friendship with a gay man causes everyone in his life to start believing he's gay. Do they know something he doesn't?Ok, this is the only gay themed (centered!!) movie I managed to show to my straight male friends, and get a positive reaction! It deals with a straight guy befriending a gay man.
A B category, no doubt.
While it`s not my personal favorite, it actually is quite funny and definitely very healthy. - DirectorJulie DavisStarsDan BucatinskyRichard RuccoloSasha AlexanderWhile the flame of Jackie and Brett's attraction intensifies, Eli and Tom, the unlikely pair they attempt to bring together, appear destined to spiral out of love rather than make any sort of progress toward becoming a genuine couple.!Start of the bonus list!
Whenever I am reminded about "All over the guy", my mood goes few miles up. This one is like Friends or something - always fun to rewatch:) - DirectorThomas BezuchaStarsArye GrossEric SchweigTim DeKayA thirty-something gay guy, Henry Hart, returns to his childhood Montana home to confront his unrequited passion for his high school best friend.Highly recommended to any troubled soul. This is the movie I`d watch to make it through the blackest of days.
- DirectorFrancis VeberStarsDaniel AuteuilGérard DepardieuThierry LhermitteA man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.Gay French comedy with Gerard Depardieu?! Oh my... YESS!!!
